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No. 5.—Return of Non-fatal Accidents in connection with Machinery, etc.— continued.

Name and Address of Owner. Description of Machinery. ; Name and Age of Person injured. Date of Accident, and Nature of Injury. Cause of Accident, and Remarks. Lyttelton Co-operative Bread Company Limited), Lyttelton Stewart and Werner, Paeroa.. Dough-mixer F. G. Norton ; 43 years .. 30th August, 1912 ; fingers injured Norton's left hand was caught by the mixer. Dough-mixer John Casley ; 59 years .. 4th September, 1912 ; hand lost.. Casley was attempting to pull some dough out of the machine when in motion, when his hand was cut ofl by the knives. While sawing timber Sinclair's hand was caught between the timber and bench, injuring the left forefinger. Jonson's hand came into contact with the machine when in motion. Latta's hand came into contact with the saw. Clutha Timber and Hardware Company, Balclutha Southern Cross Biscuit Company (Limited), Wanganui Clutha Timber and Hardware Company, Balclutha A. and T. Burt (Limited), Dunedin Circular saw H.Sinclair; 19 years .. 9th September, 1912 ; ringer injured Dough-mixer William Jonson ; 25 years .. 10th September, 1912 ; hand injured Circular saw S. Latta ; 30 years .. .. 16th September, 1912 ; fingers injured Frank Dow; 16 years .. 19th September, 1912; finger injured H. Blythe ; 39 years .. 20th September, 1912 ; hand injured H. Lingard ; 37 years .. 22nd September, 1912 ; fingers injured Joseph Haylock ; 45 years .. 27th September, 1912 ; hand injured David MacEwan ; 16 years .. 9th October, 1912 ; finger injured.. Band-saw Dow's right hand came into contact with the saw in motion, cutting his right forefinger. Blythe's right hand was caught between the scraper and pan while in motion. Lingard' s fingers got between the rollers of the machine. New Zealand Paper-mills (Limited), Auckland New Zealand Paper-mills (Limited), Auckland Neilson, Murray, and Fredric, Wellington Paper-making Reeler Punching and shearing Turret lathe Haylock' s left hand was caught by the cogs of the machine and received such injuries that it had to be amputated. The forefinger of MacEwan' s left hand was caught between the lathe-rest and the chuck. Gemmell was sawing timber when a piece flew off and struck him on the abdomen. When working at the mincer Burton's left hand was caught in the machine. The middle finger was cut off and the forefinger injured. Thomson's right forefinger and thumb were injured while working at the saw. Johnstone's left hand came into contact with the knives of the machine. The piece of wood Poultenay was sawing was caught by the saw and thrown back on to him, causing injury to his shoulder and ribs. Walsh was oiling one of the bearings while the saw was in motion, when his right hand came in contact with the saw. The steam was shut off the engine while Black was oiling the slides. The engine suddenly started through leakage at the stop-valve, when Black's hand was crushed by it. The breaking of a casting of the overhead gear caused the liftcage to run down to the bottom of the lift-well, from a height of about 18 ft., whilst partly loaded. Jackson was in charge of the lift, and in order to minimize his fall he grasped the rope of the starting and stopping gear and slid down inside the cage, injuring his back and burning bis hands by the ropes running through them. When working at the lathe the forefinger of Fail's left hand came in contact with the tool. Cooper's left hand slipped and came in contact with the knives oi the machine, his first and fourth fingers being cut off. A. and T. Burt (Limited), Dunedin .. William Cable and Co., Kaiwarra . .. Circular saw H. Gemmell; 18 years .. 14th October, 1912 ; abdomen injured A. Burton ; 16 years .. 17th October, 1912 ; fingers injured Jacob Helmkey, Dunedin Meat-mincer J. B. Thomson and Son, Dunedin Circular saw C. B. Thomson ; 38 years .. 30th October, 1912 ; hand injured Alliance Box Company (Limited), Dunedin Leggat and Campbell, Houipapa Buzz planer Robert Johnstone ; 35 years .. 7th November, 1912 ; finger injured R. Poultenay ; 32 years .. 9th November, 1912 ; shoulder and ribs injured Sawmill New Zealand Powell Wood Process (Limited), Rangataua Bartholomew Land and Timber Company (Limited), Ngatira Saw-bench S. G. Walsh ; 48 years .. 13th November, 1912 ; fingers injured Charles Black; 38 years .. > 14th November, 1912 ; hand injured Steam-feed of bandsaw carriage Thomas Ballinger and Co. (Limited), Wellington Electric lift A. Jackson ; 21 years .. 14th November, 1912 ; back and hands injured A. and T. Burt (Limited), Dunedin .. Turret lathe W. A. E. Fail; 20 years . . 14th November, 1912 ; finger cut Rich and Jeffreys, Auckland Planing A. P. Cooper ; 46 years .. j 19th November, 1912 ; fingers lost I